Is Common Cold beating life out of you?

We know that the rains are not here yet to whine about the Cold and Flu in your life, but you never know when one may creep up and ruin a perfect schedule! When one does creep up, these are the crystals people reach for alongside — never instead of — proper medical care.

Please read this first: crystals are a comfort and meditation practice. They do not prevent, treat or cure a cold, the flu or any other illness. Follow your doctor or pharmacist, and see a doctor for a fever that will not settle, any difficulty breathing, or symptoms lasting more than a week.

3 Crystal Rituals for Comfort While You Have a Cold

It is not always easy to stay off the chills and ice water that brings common cold with it. If you’re down with the flu or cold, we suggest you calm down first.

Then wrap up warm, follow whatever your doctor or pharmacist has advised, and use these crystal rituals alongside it — for comfort while you rest.

1.      Steaming with Crystal Infused Water

By adding the right crystals to the water for longer periods of time or under the moon, you also activate the water with the healing properties of the crystal. If you’re suffering from blocked sinuses, many people add selenite-infused water to their steam routine.

2.      Crystal Sponge Rub

Using warm water, tell your mom, love or body to give you a rejuvenating warm sponge bath using a crystal such as blue lace agate inside the sponge. You can also give a soft massage on the head, throat and heart chakra.

3.      Gems to Meditate

By keeping the right gemstones on your chakras and lying down in a relaxing position, you can settle what crystal tradition calls the ‘dosha’ blocking the chakras. It is a relaxation practice to sit alongside your treatment, not to replace it.

5 Healing Crystals for Cold and Influenza

In crystal tradition these gemstones are kept close as a comfort practice while you recover under proper medical care — not in place of it. Rest, and keep yourself filled with positivity. Remember to cleanse the following crystal before using it for Magick Healing.

·         For Coughs: Aquamarine

Aquamarine is the stone crystal tradition names when a cough lingers. It is associated with the throat chakra, and its soft blue energy is described as calming — which is why people also reach for it during hay fever season. It is a comfort object, not a treatment.

·         For Influenza: Fluorite

Fluorite is the stone most often named for flu season in crystal tradition, held or massaged over the Solar Plexus. It is chosen for a sense of steadiness while you rest. It does not prevent or treat infection — vaccination and medical advice do that.  

·         For Runny Nose: Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz is the all-purpose cleansing stone of the crystal cabinet, chosen here for focus while you rest. If a runny nose is leaving you extra-lethargic, some people add clear-quartz-infused water to a steam for the warmth and the ritual of it.

For those of you recovering from a killing fever or common cold, Clear Quartz can fill you with life force when programmed on the Crown Chakra.

·         For Headache: Lapis Lazuli  

Lapis Lazuli is linked to the Third Eye Chakra, which is why it is the stone people reach for in the heavy-headed stage of a cold, once the runny nose is past. Use it as a moment of quiet, and treat the symptoms properly.

·         For Common Cold: Amber

A warm, resinous stone to keep close to you, Amber is the piece many people reach for when a cold sets in. It is ideal to have amber at the centre of your Crystal Grid if common cold is your biggest concern right now.

Many people wear or keep Amber over the Solar Plexus, simply because warm resin is a good thing to hold when you are run down.

·         Once the Cold Has Passed: Red Aventurine

Red Aventurine is the stone crystal tradition associates with steadying the nerves. It is often carried once a fever has passed, to recharge your chakra. 

Red Aventurine is also the stone associated with repelling negativity. Nothing here prevents a cold — washing your hands, staying warm and resting do that.

What we Recommend

If a cold is just starting, or you are around colleagues who have one, these are the stones crystal tradition points people to. They are a ritual to sit alongside sensible care — rest, fluids and your doctor’s advice — not a substitute for any of it.

Which is your pick against common cold?

Crystals are a comfort ritual rather than a remedy, and it is always nice to keep a Moonstone in your bag during holidays, just in case …

Have experiences with crystals during a cold? We’d love to hear it! Tell us all about it in the comments below.

Stay powerful~